A Thousand Hills to Heaven: Love, Hope, and a Restaurant in Rwanda - Hardcover

$38.00

A Thousand Hills to Heaven: Love, Hope, and a Restaurant in Rwanda - Hardcover

Name: A Thousand Hills to Heaven: Love, Hope, and a Restaurant in Rwanda - Hardcover
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SKU: 9780316232913
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by Josh Ruxin

$38.00

Book Overview

One couple's inspiring memoir of healing a Rwandan village, raising a family near the old killing fields, and building a restaurant named Heaven.

Newlyweds Josh and Alissa were at a party and received a challenge that shook them to the core: do you think you can really make a difference? Especially in a place like Rwanda, where the scars of genocide linger and poverty is rampant?

While Josh worked hard bringing food and health care to the country's rural villages, Alissa was determined to put their foodie expertise to work. The couple opened Heaven, a gourmet restaurant overlooking Kigali, which became an instant success. Remarkably, they found that between helping youth marry their own local ingredients with gourmet recipes (and mix up "the best guacamole in Africa") and teaching them how to help themselves, they created much-needed jobs while showing that genocide's survivors really could work together.

While first a memoir of love, adventure, and family, A Thousand Hills to Heaven also provides a remarkable view of how, through health, jobs, and economic growth, our foreign aid programs can be quickly remodeled and work to end poverty worldwide.

ISBN	9780316232913
Author	Josh Ruxin
Publisher	Little Brown and Company
Genre	Biography, Education, and Travel
Format	Hardcover
Published	November 2013
Language	ENG- English
Pages	320
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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